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May 13, 2022

Non-Monetary Giving at Church

Category: Administration | Tags: ,

Posted by | We’ve written a few posts about giving. First, there is recording year-end gifts correctly and we also walk you through starting a counting team. Finally, setting a Budget for Every Occassion. Most organizations are aware of the importance of tithes and offerings. It’s how your […]

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April 26, 2022

Avoiding Burnout in Ministry

Category: Administration, Church Plants, Pastors

Posted by | April is Stress Awareness Month. Along with Financial Literacy Month. And probably a bunch of other celebrations if we’re being honest. But those are the two that MM employees prefer to participate in. During this month we like to share financial information. (Okay, you got […]

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March 25, 2022

Employees 101

Category: Administration, Church Plants | Tags: ,

Posted by | April is financial literacy month, and that is one area we take very seriously as your Good Faith Accounting Partners. Today, we want to highlight some areas for new Employees; specifically related to your finances, payroll, and budget. Naturally, you will want to start with Starting Payroll in Your Church, which sounds like a great place to start; but first, we have to take a step back.

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March 16, 2022

Spring Clean Your Finances

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Spring Clean Your Finances

Posted by | With the new energy that Spring - and sunshine - can bring, now might be the time to take back your office. Your email. Your paper. And most definitely, your finances. That last one can't wait, especially if you are an organization with people counting on you.

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February 24, 2022

Financial Audit First Steps

Category: Administration, Fraud Prevention | Tags: , ,

Posted by | The first step in a financial audit is to take a closer look at the by-laws, and see what specifically they are requiring, or the intent of including this requirement. Does it ask for a CPA administered audit or just an Administrative Audit? Can the organization perform their own internal audit? Once you know the type of audit required by the by-laws, then you know how to prepare.

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February 18, 2022

Purpose Driven Budget – SOAR

Category: Administration, Church Plants | Tags: , , ,

Posted by | In our first post in this series we discussed the different types of budgets, and went through all the acronyms but one: SOAR. Today, the wait is over! We will go into detail on the SOAR Budgeting Method. To recap, our team came up with several different types of budgets; from no budget at all, to duplicating previous years, to taking a cursory look at the money that was spent and making slight adjustments. While the last one isn't all bad, we know there is room for better.

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